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Favorite Board Books {for Babies and Toddlers}

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Welcome back to my 5-day series: Our Ultimate List of Favorite Books! Today, we’re sharing our favorite board books for babies and toddlers. Between my four kiddos, I’ve had a baby or toddler in the house for more than 9 years. During that time, I may have gone a little board book happy for them. Today, I’m sharing some of…
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Favorite Nonfiction Series Books {for K-5th grades}

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Nonfiction makes up the majority of what adults read. But too often kids don’t get enough nonfiction reading. Here are 10+ of our favorite nonfiction series books to get that nonfiction reading in, from Kindergarten to 5th grades. *This post contains affiliate links. For each nonfiction book series, I’m including a brief description and an age range. This age range is…
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Our Favorite Books {Tots through Chapter Books}

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Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of teaching in the classroom, being a private reading tutor, and homeschooling my own children. In all of those roles, I have been introduced to some fantastic books that have become favorites of mine {and favorites of my students/own children}.   In this 5-day series, I will be posting different kinds of texts…
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Thanksgiving Poetry Pack

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Today, I’m sharing our FREE Thanksgiving Poetry Pack {free download at the end of this post}! In it, you’ll find a free thanksgiving poem with literacy activities for K-2nd graders. The activities can work for homeschool instruction, after school instruction, small group instruction, or a literacy center. Lots of adaptations can be made! If you’d like to view all the…
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Thanksgiving Mats for Pattern Blocks

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When my oldest was in Kindergarten, I drew some Thanksgiving Mats for Pattern Blocks for him by hand. And while they served their purpose, I have been working to update them for my preschooler and Kindergartner this year. And now, I also get to share them with you! PLUS, you’ll find a link to an extra freebie that works with any…
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